Bloomsday 2017 was a hit!
Thanks to everyone who made this year’s festival a Joy(ce)ful week!
2018 Festival Bloomsday Montréal set for June 13-16
Greetings!!!
Festival Bloomsday Montréal 2017
2017-06-10 Bloomsday Festival Opener
2017-06-10 Bloomsday Festival Opener
2017-06-11 Bloomsday Molly Bloom Soliloquy
2017-06-15 Bloomsday Growing Up Irish
2017-06-16 Bloomsday Readings
2017-06-12 Bloomsday Cultural Exhibit
2017-06-11 Bloomsday Molly Bloom Soliloquy
2017-06-15 Bloomsday Growing Up Irish
2017-06-12 Bloomsday Cultural Exhibit
2017-06-16 Bloomsday Readings
2017-06-14 Bloomsday Dr Michael Kenneally Ulysses Talk
2017-06-14 Bloomsday Dr Michael Kenneally Ulysses Talk
With Love From Dublin: Bloomsday Montréal Greeting
In 2016 Montreal’s Mayor Coderre declared Montreal and Ireland as ‘twin cities’. In this spirit of fellowship the Lord Mayor of Dublin and Dublin City Council, have gifted us at Festival Bloomsday Montréal 2017 with this lovely video greeting.
Where We’ve Been
Spring has been busy, and there was lots to see and do! Blue Met was a smash success. We rolled out a brand new, nearly three hour walking tour that all of our guests loved. Donovan King thrilled all of us with his wonderful stories and performance. Our Finnegans Wake...
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Film Night: Shem the Penman Sings Again
Are you waiting for the release of Finnegans Wake in movie form before you tackle reading James Joyce’s magnum opus? Or perhaps you were hoping to avoid reading it all together by watching a film on or about the book? As luck would have it, this year’s Bloomsday...
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Preserve the Black Rock: Memorial Park Initiative
"To Preserve from Desecration the Remains of 6000 Immigrants Who died of Ship Fever A.D. 1847-48. This Stone is erected by the Workmen of Messrs. Peto, Brassey and Betts Employed in the Construction of the Victoria Bridge A.D.1859" For more than 150 years, the Ancient...
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On Joining a Reading Group: Ulysses
Ulysses is exactly the kind of book that benefits readers and re-readers. I had read Ulysses a couple of times already and remained interested in it and planned to re-read it sooner or later so, when I heard that a reading group was being formed, I eagerly joined. I...
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Richard Wagamese: The Joyce Effect
Joyce influenced one of Canada’s indigenous writers of current renown. I am referring to Richard Wagamese who sadly passed away in March at the far too early age of 61. Wagamese was not exactly brought up surrounded by books and stimulating teachers of literature. In...
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Blue Metropolis’ Literary Events: Spring 2017 Festival!
Back by popular demand, Festival Bloomsday Montréal will be participating in three events at this year’s Blue Metropolis Festival. Celebrating 19 years of love for all things literary, the festival takes place between April 24 and April 30, 2017 at various locations around Montreal.
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